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Show 1 I MILK RECORD FRAME Gives Accurate Knowledge of Cow's Producing Ability. Alto Puts Man In Class Where Thoso on Outside Would Classify Him Progressive Dairyman How to Make One. The keeping of milk records Is not such a difficult task. It Is really an easy matter and takes but little time. The main advantage Is that It enables & man to have an accurate knowledge of the producing ability of his cows, writes F. L. AuBtln of Indiana in tho Orange Judd and Farmer. It not only Bhows up the cows, but ehowB some thing of what the man Is made of. It puts him in a class where those on the outside looking in would classify him as a progressive dairyman. Such a dairyman I visited recently, and his method of keeping tab on hla cows was of particular Interest because be-cause of its simplicity. He bad a mills record frame hanging on the wall near the center of the stable that was as handy as any frame I have ever seen. There are a number of differ' fint styles of milk record frames In use, some more or less complicated find expensive In make-up than others, oth-ers, while some are mere makeshifts, but this one is homemade and Its cost Is practically nothing. This frame, as shown In the Illustration, Illus-tration, is made by taking a board about 1 Inch thick and cutting It approximately ap-proximately 3 feet square, or by tacking tack-ing two bcard3 together to get this r Tje ketone -.o-t P . it.v- j - v- Milk Record Frame. a a, cords supporting protecting board; b, weights; c, record sheets. The wil, j keeps the lower part of the record sheet' tn place. ,. dimension. On three of the edges tack 2-inch strips 60 that they Bet flush on one side and project an inch on the other. These strips form the border, or frame, Inside of which iff placed the record sheet. A thin board. Is then cut to fit closely Inside the frame. The edge of the frame on--which there is no border strip will be the lower part of the frame as it-hangs it-hangs on the wall. Bore a quarter- Inch hole In the upper end of each: upright border strip. Through each hole run a strong cord to the corners bf the loose board. Cut the cord about 3 feet long, and to the opposite ends attach weights heavy enough to balance the board in any position.. This loose board will cover up all of the lower part of the sheet and prevent pre-vent it from getting soiled during; milking To prevent it from flopping-stretch flopping-stretch a wire tightly across from right to left border about 2 inches from the lower end of the frame, allowing al-lowing space enough for the protecting protect-ing board to slide up and down freely. Between milkings the sheet may ba-covered ba-covered up entirely and kept well protected. pro-tected. A coat of paint will add to the attractiveness of the frame, or it-may it-may be simply whitewashed. |